Is anyone running a XC60 T8 Polestar?

Is anyone running a XC60 T8 Polestar?

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cosworth330

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1,307 posts

244 months

Thursday 19th September 2019
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Looking at changing the wife’s car and she fancies go back to a Volvo. XC60 T8 fits the bill but just wondered if anyone running the Polestar version? Had a couple of quotes but not test driven a T8 yet. Looking like ordering the Polestar but any reviews on here?

Thanks



Camelot1971

2,751 posts

173 months

Saturday 21st September 2019
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I'd expect that to be an ultra rare car on UK roads.

cosworth330

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1,307 posts

244 months

Saturday 21st September 2019
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Just test driven a XC60 Inscription pro T8 with Polestar optimisation as no proper Polestar versions about to test drive. Car was very quiet and smooth and pulled well but certainly didn’t feel as fast as the figures would suggest. Still a lovely car but I didn’t come away thinking wow I’ve got to have one. Salesman was a really nice guy but wouldn’t commit to any discount there and then. Carwow best was 15% off which I was happy with money wise but still not sure on the car itself. The dealer has a T8 Polestar engineered XC60 due in around December as a demo so might wait until then to have a look at that.

alex.tvr

329 posts

265 months

Sunday 27th October 2019
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Think the T8 Polestar has only just been released? Rather than the optimised by Polestar T8 upgrade.
I’ve just picked up a 2018 T8 R Design. Happy with it so far.

cosworth330

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244 months

Monday 4th November 2019
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I just saw the Polestar engineered on the Volvo configurator a couple of months ago but didn’t realise it was new and 6 month wait. We’ve had 3 Volvo”s in the past but sold the last one in 2016 as my kids are grown up and the eldest has her own car so neither of us needed a large car or SUV anymore. My wife went for a complete change from a V70 to Mk7 Golf GTI in 2016 and I have a F80 M3. She’s was looking to change her car as it’s just over 3 years old and after going in a friends SUV I think she thought she’d go and try one.
XC60 T8 is a lovely looking SUV and drove great but we both felt it was just too grown up and boring, I think that would apply to any SUV. I could really feel the weight and realised I just prefer a more nimble vehicle. We don’t do many miles and neither of us use a car to go to work. She’s gong to wait for the Mk8 GTI.

XC60 T8 great vehicle but just didn’t suit us.

pmanson

13,387 posts

260 months

Wednesday 27th November 2019
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MK volvo had a polestar XC60 on the forecourt this morning when I was there having my 90 looked at.

It looked great but had a sticker price of £70k!

The brakes were huge!

MattDell

3,249 posts

162 months

Wednesday 18th December 2019
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cosworth330

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Sunday 5th January 2020
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